This is the V model, not the normal Prius.

Anyone who says “I want a practical, reliable, economical car” and doesn’t buy a Prius or a Honda Fit is a fucking liar.

It`s flawed by being flawless

I’m going to sound like Captain Obvious, but the camo on this one is not so you can’t exactly tell what car it is, but to prevent from seeing exactly what it looks like. Under the camo, the appearance of the preproduction cars may vary from those who will be released. The zebra design also makes it more difficult to…

To this day Toyota still prefers less automation. However that also requires that they have a workforce that truly values their work and continuous improvement.

Username checks out. 

Here’s a rough example of some of the numbers I’ve been running on this. Even when you account for fuel economy a full size truck tends to be a better value than say, a full size sedan. A midsize sedan is a pretty good value, but the full size truck is so close it hardly matters to most people when you consider all…

Neutral: Trucks are just a substitute for land yachts. The family sedan of yore used to have a 20+ cuft trunk, seating for 6, and come priced well enough that you didn’t feel bad using and abusing it. Modern sedans just aren’t a good value compared to trucks, especially once you factor in resale value. A full size…

Built by IKEA also means extra parts.

Yup. And if you ever want to move it or take it apart, you might as well just burn it. 

Wait... First Rude Negro went into the greys, and now you? What’s going on here?

Needs more Hilux.

500 KW-hour to 1000 KW-hour is just a lot of dead weight to carry around.

Don’t know if you follow Rich’s video series, but his episodes about “buying a CPO Mod X from Tesla” are pretty instructive. Tesla is SO amateurish in customer relations— this is the “service”equivalent of having panel gaps big enough to put your thumbs into.

My previous persona has been permabanned by hardigree, not just greyed out, but all history deleted.

Meanwhile, Daimler has several test fleets of electric trucks in customer hands that are regularly updated according to the feedback gathered.

That’s a fair point. He’s still an insanely smart guy but he’s probably not actively managing as much stuff as I think he is. I’m sure a lot of what we see from him is really just a facade that’s been crafted to elicit greater confidence from the investment community.

Off-topic: I want to know how Elon manages to stay organized enough to juggle Tesla, SpaceX and The Boring Company, among other shit. I know the guy has a big brain and operates on a different level from the rest of us, but he doesn’t have a photographic memory that I’m aware of. What does his system look like exactly…

That’s not a Tesla! The body panels line up too well.

Tesla pickup truck spotted.